Tag Archives: firefighter
Another False Alarm: A Tale of Complacency
Complacency is a big deal for first responders because it impacts your situational awareness on multiple levels. I would like to give every responder the benefit of the doubt that if or when they have found him or herself being … Continue reading
Posted in Complacency, Crew Resource Management, Culture, Decision Making, firefighter situational awareness, Human Behavior, human factors, Incompetence, Safety, Situational awareness
Tagged complacency, complacent mindset, decision making, fire alarm response, fire chief, firefighter, fireground command, fireground command situational awareness, fireground safety, incident awareness
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Radio Discipline
A frequent contributing factor in firefighter casualty incidents is too much radio traffic. This can have a significant impact on first responder situational awareness because it becomes near impossible to take in, process, comprehend and remember the volumes of information … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Auditory exclusion, Communications, Culture, Distractions and Interruptions, firefighter situational awareness, Human Behavior, Mayday and RIT, Safety, Situational awareness
Tagged communications, decision making, fire chief, firefighter, fireground command, fireground command situational awareness, fireground safety, incident awareness, radio discipline, radio procedures
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Multiple Awarenesses
The mission of this website and my personal passion for situational awareness is to help first responders see the bad things coming in time to change the outcome. Consistent with that mission, I try to help responders understand how various … Continue reading
Posted in Attention Management, Crew Resource Management, Decision Making, firefighter situational awareness, Human Behavior, human factors, Safety, Situational awareness
Tagged decision making, fire chief, firefighter, fireground command, fireground command situational awareness, fireground safety, incident awareness, personal awareness, situational awareness, team awareness
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Nine Dangerous Mindsets – Part 3: The Specialist
Welcome to the third segment of the nine dangerous mindsets series. This article takes a look at the Specialist, also known as the ‘expert‘ and sometimes less affectionately referred to as the ‘know it all.’ Having smart people around is … Continue reading
Posted in Crew Resource Management, Decision Making, Ego and Self-Esteem, firefighter situational awareness, Safety, Situational awareness, Teamwork
Tagged decision making, expert performance, firefighter, firefighter safety, firefighter situational awareness, hazmat teams, situational awareness, tactical teams, technical rescue teams
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